St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-13

Wlln O6lDtrI ) ORCHESTRA.
A PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT.
A very pleasant entertainment was
| given before a select audience at the
Dayton avenue Presbyterian church
Monday evening, for the benefit of the
Little Workers, society connected
with the church. 1t is composed of
| little girls, and has for its object the
purchase of several windows to be
| placed i'm the new church. Mrs. George
| James, Miss Jones and Mr.. DeLacy and
Mrs. Straight contributed to the enjoy
ment of the evening by several musical
and literary numbers, which were well
rendered, and an allegOrical play en-
| titled, 1.-The Summons of the GoddeSs.of
| Fame" was given under the instructions
of Mrs. Jennie Straig t, former in
structor in the Bloomington cOnSerya-
tory. Bloomington, Ill. The part OF the
goddess was creditably taken by Miss
Clara Baldwin, and to her did the nu-
merOus women of fame, in elegant cos
TUNES, plead for the ''crOwn." Miss
Nellie White made the plea of Ruth in
vocal selection, and Mrs. Fred
Wright's glorious voice responded to
the appeal of Jennie Lind. Mary
Queen of SCOTS by Miss Callie More, i'll
black velvet, delivered her plea in Latin,
Queen Isabella, of Spain, Miss Hodge,
in red satin and gold tinsel. delivered
her part with great dignity and queenli-
ness. Good Queen Bess, represented
by Miss BassfOrd, appeared in white
satin EliZabethan gown en- traine, cut
square, and bare arms, the front and
traine trimmed in gold, and the back
gracefully draped with a light blue
robe, the ornaments being jeweled
crown, necklace and girdle. Her plea
1,n.N6oSf fhan ha r1ta of
queens generally. The Greek costumes
of Miriam by Miss Mcclellan in black;
Zantippe, Miss Thompson, in white;
SapphO, Miss Grace Weld, in pink, and
Hypatia, Miss Green, in blue, were very
effective. Miss Wright as Martha Wash
ingtOn and Mrs. E. n. Shirk as POca-
hOntaS brought their listeners back
to the time of the Revolution.
The pleas of the missionary by Miss
Fannie Strong. sister of charity, Miss
Fryer and Florence Nightingale, Miss
BeSS Lewis, were very pathetic, while
the parts of Mrs. Darlington. by Miss
Cora Lewis, Tabitha Primrose, Miss
Martha Baldwin, and last but not least,
Mother Goose, by Miss Ida Brawley,
brought down the house with laughter
and were repeatedly encored., With
the exception of Joan D'Arc. by Miss
were women of literary fame, and out
| of their number the crown of sue
cess was rewarded to Elizabeth
Barrett Browning, taken by Miss Allen.
The following twenty-nlne young ladies
assisted: Misses Baldwin, Nellie White,
Pet BaSsford, Julia Mcclellan, Mamie
Thompson, Florence Lindsey, Carrie
Wilson, Pradley, Kate Wright, Grace
Weed, Miss Allan, JudsOn, Hodges,
Cora Lewis, Young, Curtice, May
Strong, Green, Wright, Shink, fryer,
Baldwin, Lewis, Fannie Strong, Roth,
Ida Brawley and Straight.
OTHER EVENTS.
An enjoyable progressive euchre
party was given by Miss Nellie Hawk
ms at her home, 600 Whitehall street,
Friday evening. Miss Susie Lightbourn
won the first prize for ladies and Charles
| Hillman the first prize for gentlemen.
Card playing was iudulged in until
II 80, when refreshments were served,
after which dancing was kept up until
late hour. Among those present were:
Miss Susie LightbOurn, Miss Ruth Hill
man, Miss Ella Austin, Miss Sophia
LightbOurn, Miss May Fadden, Miss
| Clara Dreher, Miss Belle Painter, Miss
Cora Austin and Miss Helen Mullen,
George w. Harding, c. l.. LightbOurn,
| C. J Fadden, William Hillman, Harry
Murray, Gay Hillman and E. L. Light
bOurn.
The pleasant home of Rev. and Mrs.
| Samuel G.. Smith was the scene of a
most enjoyable social gathering last
Friday evening, the occasion being a
reception and social rendered by Mr..
| and Mrs. Smith to about twenty couples
from the church and congregation of
| the First NJ. Z. church. Entertainment
was furnished by Mrs. Straight, who re-
cited several pieces, and w. H. Dixon,
as usual, captured the audience by his
recitatiOnS and stories. Miss Hattie
| Brush, cOntraltO of the church, and
| Prof. Burritt gave several choice vocal
| selections. Lunch was served during
the evening.
Thursday evening the united German
societies celebrated their first annual
! anniversary of the union at Turner hall.
| The stage was covered with beautiful
| flowers and other decorations, in
| Guiding the blue banner of the old Ger
man society and the white banner of the
old Turnverein. The evenings enter
tainment consisted of addresses, music
| by Seibert's orchestra and the Manner
Choir Singing club, an exhibition of GYM
naStics and fencing, followed by the
farce, entitled "A Button" The au-
| Spicious celebration concluded with a
banquet and ball. Severed hundred OF
the leading Germans of the city were
present.
The L. L. F. club, social OrganiZa-
ton in the neighborhOOd of Seven cor
nerS, was entertained at the residence
| of j. d. Condit on Thursday evening
last, the occasion being the first of a
series of card parties given by the club.
The prizes were taken by Miss Kidder
and H. E. Goodrich. There were pres
ent Misses Henry, Wilcox. Kidder,
Wicklin and MessrS. P. A. Sharp, Good
rich, Hunsaker and j. D. COndit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hirst gave a
euchre party Tuesday evening. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. James Mid
dletOn, Mr.. and Mrs. c. ID. Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cumbey, Mr.. and
Schiffman, Mr.. and Mrs. I. c. Abbott,
! Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Fisher. Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Kreigher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Z. Bohrer, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Z.
George, Mrs. Samuel K. Murray and
Miss SlOcum.
A pleasant euchre pary..uwas given
Friday evening by Neal Emmerick. at
| his rooms corner of Seventh and Broad
way. The prizes which were given
were very beautiful. Mrs. H. w. Field
won the head. and Miss Katie Mcintyre
the progressive, prizes: Mrs. Elsie
Hitchcock, lone hand, and DR.. Coggs-
well the head prize; H. w. Field took
lone hand and Norman Starr the pro-
gressive. An elegant lunch was served
at 10 o'clock.
The members and friends of Oxford
Methodist Episcopal church gave a re-
ception on Friday evening at the church
on Holly avenue, corner st. Adams
street, to the pastor, Rev. H. e. Jen-
nings. and Mrs. Jennings. The ladies
of the church had provided tasteful
decorations of plants and flowers, and
the pleasant audience room was filled
with groups of those who came to eX